1 |
W1A-aromatic |
Aromatic compound |
Toluene, 10 mg/kg |
2 |
W5B-broadrange |
Broad range sensitivity reacts to nitrogen oxides and ozone very sensitive with negative signal |
NO2, 10 mg/kg |
3 |
W3A-aromatic |
Ammonia, used as sensor for aromatic compounds |
Benzene, 10 mg/kg |
4 |
W6B-hydrogen |
Mainly hydrogen, selectively (breath gases) |
H2, 100 mg/kg |
5 |
W5A-arom-aliph |
Alkanes, aromatic compounds, less polar compounds |
Propane, 1 mg/kg |
6 |
W1B-broad-methane |
Sensitive to methane (environment) ca. 10 mg/kg Broad range, similar to No. 8 |
CH4, 100 mg/kg |
7 |
W1C-sulphur-organic |
Reacts on sulphur compounds H2S 0.1 mg/kg. Otherwise sensitive to many terpenes and sulphur organic compounds, which are important for smell, limonene, pyrazine. |
H2S, 1 mg/kg |
8 |
W2B-broad-alcohol |
Detects alcohols, partially aromatic compounds, broad range |
CO, 100 mg/kg |
9 |
W2C-sulphur-chlor |
Aromatics compounds, sulphur organic compounds |
H2S, 1 mg/kg |
10 |
W3B-methane-aliph |
Reacts on high concentrations >100 mg/kg, sometimes very selective (methane) |
CH4, 10 mg/kg |